I understand the structure of the earth, the rock cycle and plate tectonics.
1. (6.10c) (I can identify the major tectonic plates, including Eurasian, African, Indo-Australian, Pacific, North American and South American.)
2. (6.10d) (I can describe how plate tectonics causes major geological events such as ocean basins, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building.)
Vocabulary
Rock Cycle
Plate Tectonics - Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere, and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle
Faults
Pangaea
Mountain building - Major geological event that occurs when continental plates of equal density converge
Sea Floor Spreading - Movement of plates create dense oceanic crust that sinks lower in the asthenosphere than the less dense continental crust, resulting in depressions on Earth’s surface that fill with water (OCEAN BASIN)
Erosion
Weathering
Subduction - Occurs when one plate is denser than another and is forced below as the two plates converge at their boundary
Ring of Fire
Plate Tectonic Theory
Earthquake - Major geological events that occur when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence at transform boundaries
Volcano - Major geological events that occur when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate as they converge
Guiding Questions
I understand the structure of the earth, the rock cycle and plate tectonics.
1. (6.10c) (I can identify the major tectonic plates, including Eurasian, African, Indo-Australian, Pacific, North American and South American.)
2. (6.10d) (I can describe how plate tectonics causes major geological events such as ocean basins, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building.)
Vocabulary
Rock Cycle
Plate Tectonics - Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere, and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle
Faults
Pangaea
Mountain building - Major geological event that occurs when continental plates of equal density converge
Sea Floor Spreading - Movement of plates create dense oceanic crust that sinks lower in the asthenosphere than the less dense continental crust, resulting in depressions on Earth’s surface that fill with water (OCEAN BASIN)
Erosion
Weathering
Subduction - Occurs when one plate is denser than another and is forced below as the two plates converge at their boundary
Ring of Fire
Plate Tectonic Theory
Earthquake - Major geological events that occur when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; a frequent occurrence at transform boundaries
Volcano - Major geological events that occur when a dense plate subducts below a less dense plate as they converge
plasticity
Plate Tectonics with Oreos
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(Not the reason behind plate tectonics, but amusing just the same)
PRODUCT INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS:
The Dynamic Earth
Plate Tectonics
Active Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
Pangaea and Plate Tectonics
Plate Boundaries
Major Tectonic Plates
Simulation of Plate Tectonics
Structure of the Earth
Plate Tectonics Map
Ocean-Ocean Convergent Boundary
Ocean-Continent Convergent Boundary
Continent - Continent Collision
Model of Mantle Convection
Evolution of a Divergent Plate Boundary
Earthquake
Volcano
Review Website
Plate Review Game